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Division of Mathematics, Science and Engineering

Dr. KAJAL BOSE GHOSHROY

Assistant Professor
Biology

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, 1995
• M.S. Biology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, 1991
• M.Sc. Botany, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India, 1984
• B.Sc. Honors in Botany, with Chemistry and Zoology as minor, Presidency College, Calcutta, India, 1982

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Plant Stress Physiology, Plant stress proteins, Photosynthesis, Drought, heat, and other abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms in economically important plants in light of global warming, Plant Virus interaction.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE

• Associate Professor of Biology, 2005-2007, Department of Science, Tri-State University, Angola, IN
• College Associate Professor , 1999-2004, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
• Museum Director, 2000-2003, Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, Las Cruces, NM
• Assistant Professor of Biology, 1997-1999, Division of Math and Science, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS
• American Heart Association Post Doctoral Fellow, 1995-1997, Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, Research title: Loop function in binding and catalysis of cholesterol oxidase.
• Lecturer: 1993-1994, Department of Biology, Univ. of New Hampshire, NH
• Research Assistant, 1989-1994, Department of Plant Biology, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, Doctoral thesis title: Chilling photoinhibition in Zea mays and Z. diploperennis: The role of oxygen and antioxidants.
• Research Assistant, 1988-89, Department of Nephrology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, Research title: Radiolabelled transport analysis across endosome enriched microsomes from rabbit renal cortex.

HONORS/AWARDS/GRANTS

• TSU Lilly intellectual capital retention grant, February 2007, November 2005, February 2006, July 2006, November 2006
• NSF Grant, Academic, Mentoring, and Financial Support for Upper-class Students in STEM Disciplines, 2006
• Cameron Medical Foundation Grant, 2006
• Stocker Foundation Grant, 2003
• New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, 2003, 2002, 2001
• NASA Educational Grant, 2001
• Science Education Alliance Board Member, Las Cruces, 2000
• Faculty Research Grant, Mississippi University for Women, 1998
• Curriculum Development Award, Mississippi University for Women, 1998
• American Heart Association Post Doctoral Fellowship, 1995-1997
• Graduate Research Award, University of New Hampshire, 1990-1993
• Graduate Research Award, Phi Sigma Scientific Society, 1988
• Doctoral Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, Government of India, 1984

PUBLICATIONS

Sampson, N. S, Kass I, and Ghoshroy, K. B. (1998)
Assessment of the role of an loop of cholesterol oxidase: a truncated loop mutant of cholesterol oxidase in interfacial catalysis. Biochemistry 37(16): 5770-5778

Ghoshroy, K. B., Zhu, Q., and Sampson, N. S. (1997)
Investigation of membrane disruption by cholesterol oxidase Biochemistry 36: 6133-6140

Hilden, S. A., Ghoshroy, K. B., and Madias, N. E. (1990)
Na+-H+ exchange, but not Na+-K+-ATPase, is present in endosome enriched microsomes from rabbit renal cortex. Amer. J. Physiol. 258: F1311-1319.

COURSES TAUGHT AT USC

Plant Biology, General biology

COURSES TAUGHT PRIOR TO USC

Molecular Cell Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Cell and Organismal Biology, Conservation Biology, Plant Biology, General Biology, Principles of Biology, Environmental Biology, Human Physiology, Genetics, Microbiology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Principles of Biology, History of Science, Senior Seminar and Research Methods